Berenstein Bears & the 'BIGGER' Picture (viral phenomena?)

[Neil G.]

so i was at a listing appointment and my client's toddlers were doing storytelling and showing off their Berenstein Bears book... and i couldn't help but notice the spelling has apparently changed to the BerenstAin Bears since the authors are Stan & Jan BerenstAin..

the spelling stood out to me like a sore thumb and my client told me she remembers it being Berenstein Bears too but thinks back in our chilhood days (80s) they probably misprinted a whole bunch of books which confuzzled us into thinking it was ALWAYS Berenstein Bears whereas to the current and new generation have always know it to be with the awkward atypical A instead of E like in -Stein because of lost in transliteration back in the 1800s at Ellis Island.

it made for an interesting conversation and it is what it is, life goes on; our childhood memories are a couple decades ago afterall; but driving home it irked me that how could the current spelling seem so foreign from all my memories as i too had and read the books avidly, once upon a time. i figured my client's and my mind's playin tricks on me but since i got home i googled and found it is a widespread phenomena..

 what do u remember these heartwarming nostalgia bears as, Berensteins or Berenstains!?